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Bessie Shires 1886 - 1970

Bessie Shires of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska was born on March 18, 1886, and died at age 84 years old in September 1970.
Bessie Shires
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska 68508
March 18, 1886
September 1970
Female
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    1886

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    March 18, 1886
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  • 09/dd
    1970

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    September 1970
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    Bessie Shires lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1886, in the year that Bessie Shires was born, on June 13th, the "Great Vancouver Fire" destroyed most of Vancouver, British Columbia. A small brush fire got out of control and spread to the rest of the city. Dozens of people died and it was only after the fire that money was raised for a fire hall. The local Squamish tribe rescued people who had jumped into bodies of water to escape the conflagration.
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In 1903, she was 17 years old when two brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, flew the first powered heavier-than-air plane. They flew 4 times in one day - the longest flight lasting 59 seconds and a little over 852 feet. While the brothers had notified several newspapers of their attempt, only one - a local paper - covered it. After their 4th flight, a gust of wind caught the plane, turned it over, and totaled it.
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